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2. Comments on Professor Görgemanns' Paper.
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Inwood, Brad
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ANCIENT philosophy ,ETHICS ,DEBATE ,DISCUSSION - Abstract
In Section III of his paper, Professor Görgemanns examines Arius' main discussion of oikei&osline;sis and aligns himself roughly with current orthodoxy: Anus draws on late Hellenistic sources for his synopsis of Peripatetic ethics; his attribution of the doctrine of oikei&osline;sis to one school or the other tells us nothing about its ultimate origins. On this section of Professor Görgemanns' paper I shall make only a few comments (Section I of my remarks), dealing with points of emphasis or suggesting alternative views in a field where few theories can be firmly excluded. I shall, however, have more to say (my Section II) about Professor Görgemanns' novel hypothesis concerning the ultimate inspiration for the doctrine of oikei&osline;sis (his Section IV) since here, I think, there is more mom for debate.[1] Along the way I want to draw attention to the nature of the relationship between affinity to others (social oikei&osline;sis) and being well-disposed to oneself (personal oikei&osline;sis). This is an important issue and one which merits close examination, for clarity on this point is fundamental to many of the problems raised by discussions of oikei&osline;sis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1983
3. CALL FOR PAPERS.
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FEMINIST economics , *DISCUSSION , *WEALTH ,ABSTRACTS - Abstract
Feminist Economics invites submissions of papers, short discussions, and book reviews for a special issue on ''Gender and Aging'' to be published in 2005. The deadline for submission of abstracts is May 1, 2003. The editors hope to publish essays by both established scholars and young researchers. While individual papers may be narrowly focused, the scope of the special issue will be broad and include work from a variety of analytical and methodological approaches. Feminist Economics invites submissions of papers, short exploratory discussions, and book reviews for a special issue on ''Women and the Distribution of Wealth,'' to be published in 2006. The deadline for submitting abstracts is July 30, 2003; complete manuscripts are due March 30, 2004. Over the last decade the transition of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) economies has altered the economic position of women. In most of these countries, increased unemployment, pension reforms, cuts in public spending on health and childcare, and changes in working conditions have led to greater hardships for women and more labor market inequalities.
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- 2003
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4. Comments on Dr. Sharples' Paper.
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Furley, David J.
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DISCUSSION ,ETHICS ,GOOD & evil ,ANCIENT philosophy ,PHILOSOPHERS - Abstract
The article focuses on comments made by the author on scholar Robert W. Sharples' paper, The Peripatetic Classification of Goods. It seems clear that Arius Didymus regards, of the cause of preservation of all things that are, of whatever is predicated of every good, of what is choiceworthy for itself, as forming a unit of some kind, although they are not united by progressive diairesis. This is not a classification, into coordinate groups, of things that are good, nor is it an exhaustive classification of ways in which "good" is used.
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- 1983
5. Comments on Mrs. Huby's Paper.
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Rohr, Michael D.
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HAPPINESS ,ANCIENT philosophy ,DISCUSSION ,CONCEPTS ,PHILOSOPHERS - Abstract
The article presents the comments of the author on scholar Pamela M. Huby's paper, Peripatetic Definitions of Happiness. Huby has interrogated concepts of `doing well` of eudaimonia and telos, examined their pedigree, patched their texts and cross connected them with parallels in such a way as to make interpretation seem possible, if not certain. She has made useful comments on a considerable number of individual points and passages, of very varied sorts. I offer a rather general observation of my own about Arius's treatment of Aristotle and then express some difficulties I felt in thinking about her discussion of two central notions in texts she discusses, notions of chresis and the prohegoumenon.
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- 1983
6. Comments on Professor Kidd's Paper.
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De Lacy, Phillip H.
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LITERATURE ,GREEK literature ,ANCIENT philosophy ,DISCUSSION ,STOICS - Abstract
The article presents the authors' comments on scholar Ian G. Kidd's paper, Euemptosia-Proneness to Disease. Scholar Kidd's identification of Posidonian elements in Anus' account of Stoic ethics is persuasive. The case for euemptosia is perhaps not so strong as that for the disobedient horse since, as he points out, the word euemptosia had got into the doxographical tradition by the first century B.C. The simile of the disobedient horse is a clear vestige of Posidonian revisionism and its presence in Stobaeus gives support to the supposition that euemptosia is also Posidonian. Reflections on the nature of Anus' account and on the Stoic background will make the presence of these Posidonian elements less perplexing.
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- 1983
7. Comments on Professor Kerferd's Paper.
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Preus, Anthony
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DISCUSSION ,HISTORICAL models (Theory) ,PHILOSOPHY ,ETHICS ,STOICS - Abstract
The article focuses on the authors' comments on scholar George B. Kerferd's paper, Two Problems Concerning Impulses. As Professor Kerferd indicates, both models postdate the ancient Stoic school and thus could not have been the mechanical or physiological models upon which their account was based. I am in substantial agreement with scholar Kerferd's explanations. I should say a bit about the vagus nerve. I am not entirely sure just what scholar Kerferd means, the rate of heart beat is regulated by a very complex interaction between the heart and the rest of the body, including but not limited to stimuli carried by the vagus nerve. In the context of a discussion of Stoic ideas, the analogy is more bewildering, since Stoics believed the heart to be the location of the governing power.
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- 1983
8. Reaction papers enrich economics discussions.
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Pernecky, Mark
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REPORT writing ,DISCUSSION - Abstract
Relates how reaction papers on assigned readings written before the class can enable students to engage in useful discussion during the class itself. Guidelines for reaction papers; Methods of evaluating reaction papers; How papers aid discussion; Students as intellectuals.
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- 1993
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9. Ethics and Liberation: Commentary on Paper by Eyal Rozmarin.
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Stern, DonnelB.
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ETHICS , *LIBERTY , *DISCUSSION , *GUILT (Psychology) , *LOVE , *PSYCHOANALYSIS - Abstract
In this discussion of Eyal Rozmarin's 'To Be Is to Betray,' I focus, along with Rozmarin, on the reconciliation of guilt and love, the embeddedness of our individual lives in the social world, and the significance of ethics in the creation of the kind of liberation that psychoanalysis can offer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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10. Writing for publication: increasing the likelihood of success.
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Thistlethwaite, Jill E. and Anderson, Elizabeth
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PUBLISHING ,PROFESSIONAL peer review ,SCHOLARLY method ,AUTHORS ,DISCUSSION ,SERIAL publications ,MEDICAL protocols ,ELECTRONIC publishing ,LEARNING strategies ,QUALITY assurance ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,INTERDISCIPLINARY education ,PERIODICAL articles ,CONTENT analysis ,AUTHORSHIP ,SUCCESS ,IMPACT factor (Citation analysis) ,READING ,DIFFUSION of innovations - Abstract
The aim of this paper is to help writers at all levels improve their likelihood of success in having papers accepted by academic peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Interprofessional Care. We discuss the importance of reading both in your own discipline and also more widely across disciplines and fields of study. There are sections on the attributes of good authors, how to choose a journal, types of articles that are published and the structure of these, the contrast between research and evaluation, and how to plan a paper. We stress the importance of reading and complying with a journal's author guidelines and answering the 'so what' question by the end of the article. There is more detail about the main elements of a paper and what should be included in the introduction, methods, results (findings) and discussion to improve the quality of the reporting. As well as content we also focus on the style of writing. We finish with a discussion of the submission and review processes, why papers may be rejected and how to manage decisions on papers. Dissemination of scholarly work is paramount to the advancement of the interprofessional field; we invite authors to consider our advice and in so doing help strengthen the quality and rigor of interprofessional scholarship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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11. Introduction to Margalit's Paper and Aron's Discussion: Contextualizing Memory and Nostalgia.
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Ullman, Chana
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DISCUSSION , *NOSTALGIA , *MEMORY , *PSYCHOANALYSIS , *ETHICS , *DEFENSE mechanisms (Psychology) - Abstract
The paper 'Nostalgia' by Avishai Margalit and Lew Aron's discussion of it, which were the opening papers for the IARPP 2009 conference in Tel-Aviv, explicate the complex nature of memory and its ethical and relational components. Margalit explores the evaluative and ethical dimensions of memory in the private and collective spheres, describing 'good' and 'bad' nostalgia, and Aron brings Margalit's arguments to a meeting with psychoanalytic ideas of the transformative as well as defensive functions of memory and of 'lived memory.' [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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12. Response of the EAA Financial Reporting Standards Committee to the IASB Discussion Paper A Review of the Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting.
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Barker, Richard, Lennard, Andrew, Nobes, Christopher, Trombetta, Marco, and Walton, Peter
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INTERNATIONAL Financial Reporting Standards ,ACCOUNTING standards ,FINANCIAL statements ,DISCUSSION ,ACCOUNTING - Abstract
The European Accounting Association (EAA) Financial Reporting Standards Committee (FRSC) provided a response to the International Accounting Standards Board's (IASB's) 2013 Discussion Paper (DP) on completing and revising its Conceptual Framework. The response consisted of a literature-based discussion of the issues raised in the IASB paper and responses to the questions asked. The following paper has omitted the responses to specific questions but otherwise sets out the arguments made to the IASB, together with introductory material to indicate the context. The FRSC paper follows the order of the IASB DP. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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13. Breaking the silence: unpacking students' journeys in sexuality discussions in Hong Kong classrooms.
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Kimberly Wei-Yi, Tao and Chung, Simon Sheung-Man
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SCHOOL environment ,STUDENT assignments ,CULTURE ,MASTURBATION ,PSYCHOLOGY of college students ,TEACHING ,DISCUSSION ,SOCIOLOGY ,RITES & ceremonies ,FEAR ,ATTITUDES toward sex ,SEX education ,RESEARCH funding ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,TEACHING aids ,STUDENT attitudes ,WRITTEN communication - Abstract
Situated in Hong Kong's considerably limited discourse on sexuality, this paper aims to examine how introducing the topic of masturbation into our college's gender-and sexuality-related course created pedagogical conundrums (in the words of Kathleen Quinlivan). We discuss how attempts to confront these conundrums enabled us to begin the journey of understanding and breakthe silence about having sexual desire discussed in the classroom and written assignments. Drawing on our earlier classroom discussion of sexual topics, which resulted in moments of silence, and the written assignments of 10 students on the topic of masturbation, this paper borrows Quinlivan's discussion of the possibilities in 'uncomfortable analytic reflexivity' to explore how education can be a highly contested space carved out by students to express, both 'silently' and 'openly', their perceptions of masturbation. Classrooms can be flipped to discover the cracks that allow the journey towards breaking the silence to begin and to provide space for students to discuss sexual desires and pleasures that were previously deemed negative and unspeakable in their previous classroom experience. Remembering and reflecting on such silence can allow it to be reconceptualised as illuminating and meaningful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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14. Twelve tips for using ePosters as an active learning strategy.
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Premkumar, Kalyani, Othman, Ibraheem, and Aiyer, Harini
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SCHOOL environment ,AFFINITY groups ,TEACHING methods ,DISCUSSION ,POSTERS ,INTERNET ,LEARNING strategies ,EXPERIENCE ,STUDENTS ,MEDICAL education ,EDUCATIONAL outcomes - Abstract
ePosters (electronic Posters), a modification of traditional paper-based posters have gained popularity in medical education conferences since 2011. ePoster in educational settings differs from the traditional poster in that it allows the ePoster creator to focus on the learning process rather than reporting scientific outcomes. However, there is limited literature comparing ePosters to traditional paper-based posters and their impact on the student learning experience. ePosters as an assessment tool are well suited for online learning. This article presents twelve tips for using ePosters as an active learning strategy in classrooms and describes how to incorporate ePosters as a formative and summative assessment tool in health professions education, at all levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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15. The functioning of a work discussion group as a peer group in preschool education: a reflective account.
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Antypa, Theofania and Anagnostaki, Lida
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ELEMENTARY schools , *MENTAL health , *AFFINITY groups , *CULTURE , *DISCUSSION , *PSYCHOANALYSIS , *SCHOOL children , *TEACHER-student relationships , *GROUP process , *CHILD behavior - Abstract
In the field of education, work discussion groups focus on teachers' emotional experience with their students and offer a safe environment in which professionals can freely interact and explore the dynamics and relationships in their workplace. A psychoanalytic therapist usually leads them. They are considered particularly important for preschool education, as young children provoke intense emotional reactions in adults. Although the effectiveness of work discussion groups in preschools has been positively evaluated, their application is considered financially unaffordable. This paper presents the function of a work discussion peer group in preschool education, that is with a preschool teacher as facilitator. To do so, the facilitator's point of view is presented in this paper in the form of a reflective account. A group consisting of six kindergarten teachers was formed. It met for seven sessions. After each group meeting, the facilitator kept a reflective diary. The topics of the meetings included the facilitator's struggle to be seen as a peer, the group dynamics, the development of the group and the importance of supervision, which are all discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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16. Subjective Holocaust Influence Level and Holocaust Survivors' Offspring Financial Thinking and Attitude.
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Oren, Gila and Shavit, Tal
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ISRAELI Jews ,HOLOCAUST, 1939-1945 ,DISCUSSION ,CONFIDENCE ,ATTITUDE (Psychology) ,MOTIVATION (Psychology) ,SATISFACTION ,LIFE ,INCOME ,ADULT children ,HOLOCAUST survivors ,FINANCIAL management - Abstract
This paper expands the discussion on the effect of the subjective Holocaust influence level (SHIL) on the daily financial thinking and attitude of Holocaust survivors' offspring (HSO). For this purpose, we asked 253 Jewish-Israeli HSO about their financial satisfaction, materialism, income confidence, willingness to save money, generosity, and miserliness, and divided them into three groups based on their SHIL. We find that SHIL affects materialism, income confidence and generosity, but not financial satisfaction or motivation to save money. This paper increases our understanding of how the subjective perceptions of HSO impact the long-term influence of the Holocaust on their lives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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17. Becoming aware of the grand social challenges: how an international and interdisciplinary educational context may broaden students’ perspectives on human rights and public health.
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Kjørstad, Monica and Wolmesjö, Maria
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CONTENT analysis ,DISCUSSION ,CURRICULUM ,HEALTH occupations students ,HUMAN rights ,INTERDISCIPLINARY education ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,RESEARCH methodology ,MOTIVATION (Psychology) ,PUBLIC health ,PUBLIC welfare ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,SOCIAL problems ,SOCIAL work education ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,EDUCATIONAL outcomes ,EVALUATION of human services programs ,MEDICAL coding - Abstract
Copyright of European Journal of Social Work is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2017
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18. 'I felt a sense of panic, disorientation and frustration all at the same time': the important role of emotions in reflective practice.
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Farrell, Thomas S. C.
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COGNITION disorders ,RESEARCH ,FRUSTRATION ,DISCUSSION ,WORK ,RESEARCH methodology ,PANIC disorders ,COLLEGE teacher attitudes ,DIARY (Literary form) ,QUALITATIVE research ,OCCUPATIONS ,ENGLISH as a foreign language ,EXPERIENTIAL learning ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,CASE studies ,EMOTIONS ,ANGER ,REFLECTION (Philosophy) - Abstract
For many novice teachers, their first year on the job can be a roller coaster experience of 'ups' and 'downs' as they transition from their teacher education programs to teaching in real classrooms. While to 'ups' are always good to experience, the 'downs' can be so traumatic that novice teachers can feel so stressed that their teaching is adversely impacted and burned out to the point that they consider resigning for the profession. For the most part, however, the language teaching profession has not addressed this aspect of a novice ESL (English as a second language) teacher well-being in terms of their personal and emotional investment as they transition from trainee to novice teacher in their first year. This paper attempts to shed light on the emotional experiences of three female novice ESL teachers in a university language school in Canada as they reflected during regular group discussions and journal writing during their first semester (12 weeks) as novice ESL teachers. The results reveal that the group discussions and journal writing provided a platform for the teachers to articulate their mostly negative emotions with three most frequently expressed: frustration, anger and boredom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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19. Response to Joyce Slochower.
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Rehm, Marc
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PSYCHOANALYSIS ,DISCUSSION ,DIALOGUE ,ANXIETY ,SENSORY perception ,PATHOLOGICAL psychology - Abstract
The author responds to Joyce Slochower's discussion of his paper in this issue ofPsychoanalytic Dialogues. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2013
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20. Swept under the rug and forgotten... A qualitative study exploring the lived experiences of four Black/African American men living with depression.
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Allen, Junior Lloyd, Szechy, Kathryn A., Campbell, Rosalyn Denise, Nobile, Jessica, and Huggins-Hoyt, Kimberly Yvette
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ATTITUDES toward mental illness ,MEN'S health ,DISCUSSION ,SUBSTANCE abuse ,RESEARCH methodology ,SOCIAL stigma ,HELP-seeking behavior ,INTERVIEWING ,EXPERIENCE ,HEALTH literacy ,QUALITATIVE research ,SLEEP ,MENTAL depression ,SCALE analysis (Psychology) ,CONTENT analysis ,THEMATIC analysis ,PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation ,CLASSIFICATION of mental disorders ,AFRICAN Americans ,MENTAL health services ,SECONDARY analysis - Abstract
Research on Black/African American males' depressive experiences and expressions is still developing. While research has shown that men are less likely to be diagnosed with depression when compared to women, the experiences of Black/African Americans are often ignored at a far greater level. This study aimed to highlight how Black/African American men understood, discussed, and dealt with their depression. Interviews of N = 4 Black/African American men were analyzed from a larger qualitative study that examined depression among Blacks/African Americans. Qualitative content analysis techniques, which included open coding, were used to identify themes within the interviews that identified similarities across participant's experiences. The themes highlighted within this report included: (a) depressive episodes as responses to traumatic life events; (b) family and paternal significance for Black/African American men; (c) substance use and sleeping as coping/treatment; and (d) stigma as the greatest impediment to help-seeking and service use. Blacks/African Americans experienced depression within the classical contextualization of the DSM-V. However, they quickly learned to adapt to their experiences, push through the pain, and identify their experiences as normal parts of everyday living. The paper ends with some recommended practice implications for service providers who are interested in working with Black/African American men. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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21. Smartphone apps for transportation by people with intellectual disabilities: are they really helpful in improving their mobility?
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Alanazi, Adel
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FOCUS groups ,DISCUSSION ,SOCIAL support ,MOBILE apps ,QUALITATIVE research ,PARADIGMS (Social sciences) ,PHYSICAL mobility ,PEOPLE with intellectual disabilities ,THEMATIC analysis ,TRANSPORTATION - Abstract
The paper undertakes a critical assessment of the use of smartphone apps for transportation by people with intellectual disabilities. Although apps for transportation such as Uber and Careem have been developed to assist people with disabilities and have numerous benefits, people with intellectual disabilities tend to encounter their own set of difficulties in accessing these apps. This paper presents the research findings drawn from a focus group discussion conducted with nine people with moderate to mild intellectual disabilities in Riyadh, by using a qualitative study focussed on the interpretative paradigm. From the interview findings, some relevant themes were identified. These were: transportation issues encountered by people with intellectual disabilities, the extent and manner of the use of smartphone apps for transportation, the benefits enjoyed by those individuals in using smartphone apps for transportation and the difficulties encountered by them. The paper also discusses the implications for practice and presents some useful recommendations, including the need for family support and government assistance. Smartphone apps introduced specifically for transportation can be extensively supportive for individuals with intellectual disabilities prominently in terms of ease of use, low cost and flexible navigation. It is found that smartphone apps for transportation have been contributory in fulfilling the mobility requirements of intellectually disabled people. Transportation apps like Careem and Uber are very much popular in Saudi Arabia, specifically among people with intellectual disabilities. Such people frequently use the apps and are happy with their key attributes in addressing their transportation issues. The apps can be further promoted by responsible authorities for facilitating people having intellectual disabilities with strengthened and easy access to learning and working opportunities. Further research studies can be organized with a focus on determining creative ways in which technology integration can play a role in improving the mobility and fostering social inclusion of persons with intellectual disabilities. Government authorities can impose policies and measures for safeguarding the rights of this particular group and advancing awareness among society members for collectively working towards their well-being. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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22. Proposed Principles for International Bioethics Conferencing: Anti-Discriminatory, Global, and Inclusive.
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Jecker, Nancy S., Ravitsky, Vardit, Ghaly, Mohammad, Bélisle-Pipon, Jean-Christophe, and Atuire, Caesar
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DIVERSITY & inclusion policies , *BIOETHICS , *CONFERENCES & conventions , *INTERNATIONAL agencies , *ISLAMOPHOBIA , *ANTI-racism , *HUMAN rights , *DISCUSSION - Abstract
This paper opens a critical conversation about the ethics of international bioethics conferencing and proposes principles that commit to being anti-discriminatory, global, and inclusive. We launch this conversation in the Section, Case Study, with a case example involving the International Association of Bioethics' (IAB's) selection of Qatar to host the 2024 World Congress of Bioethics. IAB's choice of Qatar sparked controversy. We believe it also may reveal deeper issues of Islamophobia in bioethics. The Section, Principles for International Bioethics Conferencing, sets forth and defends proposed principles for international bioethics conferencing. The Section, Applying Principles to Site Selection applies the proposed principles to the case example. The Section, Applying Principles Beyond Site Selection addresses other applications of the proposed principles. The Section, Objections responds to objections. We close (in the Section, Conclusion) by calling for a wider discussion of our proposed principles. One-Sentence Capsule Summary: How should bioethicists navigate the ethics of global bioethics conferencing? [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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23. A tripartite relationship theory of voice hearing: a grounded theory study.
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Allison, Rob
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HALLUCINATIONS , *FOCUS groups , *DISCUSSION , *GROUNDED theory , *RESEARCH methodology , *INTERVIEWING , *QUALITATIVE research , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *PATIENT-professional relations , *THEMATIC analysis , *MENTAL health services , *CONTROL (Psychology) , *PSYCHOLOGICAL distress - Abstract
Some people receiving mental healthcare experience distress related to voice hearing and the available support. Some practitioners lack knowledge and confidence in providing this support. Furthermore, coercion in mental healthcare can negatively affect voice hearer-practitioner relationships. Previous research investigating mental health distress, including voice hearing, has largely emphasised an individual-centric perspective. Less is known about voice hearers' and practitioners' relational experiences within mental healthcare contexts and how this might influence voice hearing. This was a qualitative study that utilised a constructivist Grounded Theory methodology to explore the experiences of voice hearers (n = 15), through semi-structured interviews, and practitioners (n = 18) through focus group discussions (n = 3). A tripartite relationship theory situates experiences of voice hearing within a mental healthcare context, mediated through a tripartite voice hearer – voice – practitioner relationship. This consists of five themes: Level of agency; Interpersonal dynamic; Who's making sense; Medication: helping or hindering; and Personal bully. This paper presents a novel theory, grounded in voice hearers' and practitioners' experiences. This expands on current knowledge about voice hearing by situating voice hearing experiences within relational and clinical contexts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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24. Exploring the moral exemplarity of Greta Thunberg.
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Mansikka-aho, Anette, Varpanen, Jan, Lahikainen, Lauri, and Pulkki, Jani
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ENVIRONMENTAL activism , *MORAL education , *ENVIRONMENTAL ethics , *DISCUSSION - Abstract
Linda Zagzebski's exemplarist moral theory has gained traction in recent years as a valid approach to moral education. Insufficient attention has so far been paid to questions about who we should count among exemplary people to be emulated. In this paper, we make the case for considering the Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as one moral exemplar for the contemporary world. Since Thunberg is a controversial figure, we not only argue in positive terms why Thunberg would make a good exemplar, but also respond to a number of objections that could be made to her exemplarity based on popular discussions. Our argument is however not limited to showing why Thunberg should be considered a moral exemplar. Through our discussion, we also exemplify the kind of critical discussions that in our view should be part of how exemplarism is utilized as a theory of moral education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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25. Sibling sexual abuse: an introduction and critical discussion.
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Kewley, Stephanie, Pemberton, Sarah, Black, Brandy, and Socolof, Maria
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PREVENTION of child sexual abuse , *SIBLINGS , *DISCUSSION , *HUMAN sexuality , *DOMESTIC violence , *SELF-disclosure , *SEX customs , *PSYCHOLOGY of adult child abuse victims , *FAMILY relations - Abstract
The article informs readers about a collection of research and practice papers focusing on the under-researched topic of sibling sexual abuse, examining various perspectives and approaches to it. Topics explored in the papers include practitioner responses to sibling sexual abuse, the experiences of those affected, treatment and service provision approaches, family systems, and individual and caregiver characteristics.
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- 2023
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26. Developing a Prototype Behavioural Marker System for Farmer Non-Technical Skills (FLINTS).
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Irwin, A., Tone, I-R., and Sedlar, N
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TEAMS in the workplace ,INDUSTRIAL safety ,MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems ,DISCUSSION ,PSYCHOLOGY of agricultural laborers ,EVALUATION of organizational effectiveness ,AGRICULTURE ,LEADERSHIP ,TASK performance ,ABILITY ,TRAINING ,COMMUNICATION ,DECISION making ,EVALUATION - Abstract
Non-technical skills, the social and cognitive skills thought necessary for safe and effective working, have been studied within the farming context over the past six years. However, these skills are not yet taught as part of a safety curriculum for farmers, due, in part, to a lack of defined framework and assessment system. The current paper describes the development of the FLINTS behavioral marker system for discussion, observation, evaluation and feedback on non-technical skills for farmers. The development of the behavioral marker system proceeded through three key stages. First, the current research knowledge on non-technical skills was synthesized to compile a list of non-technical skill categories and elements. Second, a series of discussion groups with subject matter experts was conducted to develop behavioral markers for each element. Lastly, refinement and review of the system was undertaken by academics and experts. The prototype FLINTS taxonomy containing five non-technical skill categories and 16 elements was produced. The non-technical skill categories comprised situation awareness, teamwork & communication, leadership, task management and decision-making each with specific elements and behavioral markers. FLINTS represents the first behavioral marker system for farmer non-technical skills, constructed through expert knowledge and advice via discussion and review groups, combined with underpinning research findings. This represents the first step towards the development of non-technical training and assessment for farmers. The current version of the FLINTS system is freely available to all potential users (). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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27. Emotional and Embodied Aspects in the Education of Learners with Visual Impairment: The Use of Standpoint 'Panel Chats' in Teacher Training.
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Watermeyer, Brian, Lourens, Heidi, Botha, Michelle, Khumalo, Benedict, Kelly, Jane, and Shanda, Nozwelo
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SPECIAL education ,TEACHING methods ,FOCUS groups ,DISCUSSION ,CURRICULUM ,MAINSTREAMING in special education ,SELF-efficacy ,STEREOTYPES ,EXPERIENTIAL learning ,PEOPLE with disabilities ,VISION disorders ,PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation ,STUDENT attitudes ,EDUCATION - Abstract
Training teachers of learners with visual impairment (VI) emphasise instrumental skills such as curriculum adaptation and assistive technology, at times ignoring anxieties and attitudes within teachers surrounding disability. South Africa's education system faces a huge backlog in VI teacher training, which is being addressed by intensive short courses developed through the Teacher Empowerment for Disability Inclusion (TEDI) project. With only 5 days of contact, hard choices must be made regarding what teachers most need to prepare for the VI learner. The Authors felt that personal and attitudinal shifts (in teachers entirely new to VI) were pivotal. Besides 'harder' skills, trainees took part (as audience) in a daily panel discussion by four academically successful VI graduates, with experiences of both inclusive and special education. The panel strategy had five aims: i) counter stereotypes by showcasing high-achieving VI persons; ii) provide humanising, first-hand experience of VI; iii) raise and digest difficult emotions to do with VI; iv) model a sense of mutual acceptance between learners and teachers and v) add humour and lightness to difficult issues. This paper presents qualitative data on the outcomes of these aims, based on written submissions by panellists, and questionnaire and focus group material from trainees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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28. New directions in the study of Africa–China media and communications engagements.
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Wekesa, Bob
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MASS media ,COMMUNICATIONS research ,DISCUSSION ,MEDIA studies ,AFRICA-China relations - Abstract
The Africa–China media and communications field is a nascent but rapidly growing one. This paper provides an overview of the field, followed by a discussion of the theoretical pathways that can be considered as productive in taking the field forward. The paper argues for the need for rigorous theory-building approaches, and makes some suggestions about how this field of study can be developed. The paper concludes with a discussion of potential further research issues. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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29. Guidance in Providing Evidence: An In-Depth Analysis of Pre-Service Science Teachers' Instructional Designs.
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Saribas, Deniz
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INSTRUCTIONAL systems design ,SCIENCE teachers ,JUDGMENT (Psychology) ,SCIENCE education ,ACTION research ,COMPUTER assisted instruction ,BEAM steering - Abstract
It is necessary to foster teachers' ability to design and implement instructions that encourage students to construct evidence and engage in argumentative discourse. The argument of this paper is that the continuous reflection and discussion as well as regular practice on instructional designs will promote pre-service science teachers' (PSSTs') competence to guide students in providing evidence. An in-depth analysis on PSSTs' instructional designs provided evidence for this argument. For this purpose, this study implemented an action research (AR) in which PSSTs' instructional designs were analyzed before and after the three-week reflection and discussion on instructions that they conducted in groups of three or four in a science education course. The author of this paper, who is also the instructor of the course, analyzed these instructional designs to identify PSSTs' level of guidance by using the rubric that she created with expert judgment. Two other researchers and the author coded each category in the rubric independently. She scored the PSSTs' level in each category from 1 to 3 and then calculated their total score for the design. She also made paired samples t-test on the scores of each category and in total scores to identify how the PSSTs' instructional design guides students to use evidence before and after the continuous reflection and discussion of their instructional designs. The results suggested that integrating continuous reflection and discussion into her teaching improved PSSTs' guidance in providing evidence. Concluding remarks will be made for the further implications of this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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30. Coming of age: a qualitative study of adolescent girls' menstrual preparedness in Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and Jordan.
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Ghandour, Rula, Hammoudeh, Weeam, Giacaman, Rita, Holmboe-Ottesen, Gerd, and Fjeld, Heidi E.
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WELL-being , *MEDICINE information services , *FOCUS groups , *DISCUSSION , *ARABS , *PRACTICAL politics , *MENSTRUATION , *INTERVIEWING , *QUALITATIVE research , *MENARCHE , *HEALTH information services , *SOCIOECONOMIC factors , *REFUGEES , *REFUGEE camps , *RESEARCH funding , *ACCESS to information , *THEMATIC analysis , *WOMEN'S health , *REPRODUCTIVE health - Abstract
Menstrual health is important for adolescent girls and is particularly compromised in displaced communities due to restricted access to information and lack of private spaces to manage menstruation. Menarche is the biological and social milestone of girls' adolescence, marking the onset of puberty and confirming womanhood in many communities. It also marks a difficult transitional period influenced by socio-cultural beliefs and expectations. Menstrual preparedness is critical for this transition, and the lack of accurate, timely, age-appropriate information might impact current, and future reproductive health and well-being. This paper investigates the menstrual preparedness status of adolescents living in Palestinian refugee camps in the West Bank and Jordan. These are long-term refugee camps characterised by a variety of social, economic, and political constraints affecting the health of women and girls. We conducted 39 in-depth interviews and 23 focus-group discussions with adolescent girls. The study reveals inadequate menstrual preparedness among the participants, especially in pre-menarche. Among the barriers to adequate menstrual preparedness is a predominance of practical concerns, such as the use of sanitary pads and hygienic practices, socio-cultural norms that promote secrecy and taboo around menstruation, and divergent notions of timeliness of information among girls, their mothers, and teachers. The study contends that addressing the taboo around menstruation requires joint efforts by the family, school, and social services. Menstrual preparedness should begin early and encompass biological, practical, emotional, and psychological components. The paper advocates for Comprehensive, Contextually Relevant, Timely Menstrual Preparedness (CCTMP) policies and initiatives, empowering adolescent girls, their mothers, and educators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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31. The influences of integrating reading, peer evaluation, and discussion on undergraduate students' scientific writing.
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Deng, Yang, Kelly, Gregory J., and Deng, Shili
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PEER review of students ,UNDERGRADUATES ,TECHNICAL writing ,SCIENTIFIC knowledge ,COMMUNICATION in education - Abstract
Scientific writing is related to the practice of communicating scientific knowledge. This study treats scientific writing as a social practice, taking as its premise the notion that participating in related activities such as reading, peer evaluation, and discussion would positively affect the competence of students' scientific writing, by developing their epistemic cognition regarding scientific knowledge communication and legitimation. An empirical study was conducted with twenty-two Chinese undergraduate students to test this premise. These students were majoring in chemistry and undertook a researcher-designed intervention course (Advanced Organic Chemistry Experiment), which embodied the integrated strategy of reading, peer evaluation, and discussion on scientific writing. Based on data pertaining to those students' performance in terms of the normativity, objectivity, and logicality of scientific writing drawn from a previous study by the current author (Deng, Kelly, & Xiao, 2019. The development of Chinese undergraduate students' competence of scientific writing in the context of advanced organic chemistry experiment course. Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 20, 270–287), alongside data drawn from students' written texts in reading reflections and on-line discourse related to peer evaluation and discussion, this study claimed that the tasks of reading, peer evaluation, and discussion were seen gradually to lead to the development of Chinese undergraduate students' greater competence in scientific writing regarding the synthetic experiments of organic chemistry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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32. Other literature.
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ACCOUNTING ,ACCOUNTING education ,AUDITING ,INFORMATION resources ,DISCUSSION ,ACADEMIC degrees ,PROFESSIONAL education ,UNIVERSITY faculty - Abstract
This article presents a number of abstracts related to accounting education. The paper "Using information systems as a basis for teaching accounting" describes how Brigham Young University reorganised the way it teaches financial and managerial accounting, auditing, tax, law and information systems. The paper "Discussion in the college classroom: triangulating observational and survey results" reports a research study into twenty college classes. Surveys were administered to 20 faculty and 566 students. Results confirm earlier findings about the lack of participation in discussion. The paper "Establishing research goals in a school or department of accountancy" offers some views on how research goals should be established and the research process managed in an accounting department. The discussion touches on issues relating to an operational definition of research, creating a faculty research vision, establishing the right balance between teaching and research, disseminating results and evaluating quality. The paper "Assuring the Quality of Awards" is concerned with the quality of standards of degrees seen as an aspect of quality assurance.
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- 1996
33. Talking about death and dying: Findings from deliberative discussion groups with members of the public.
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Wilson, Eleanor, Caswell, Glenys, Turner, Nicola, and Pollock, Kristian
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DEATH & psychology , *HEALTH policy , *TERMINAL care , *FOCUS groups , *DISCUSSION , *WILLS , *ASSISTED suicide , *INTERVIEWING , *QUALITATIVE research , *COMPASSION , *PATIENTS' attitudes , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *RESEARCH funding , *PSYCHOLOGY of the terminally ill , *THEMATIC analysis , *INTERMENT , *ATTITUDES toward death , *PUBLIC opinion ,PLANNING techniques - Abstract
Talking about death and dying is promoted in UK health policy and practice, from a perception that to do so encourages people to plan for their end of life and so increase their likelihood of experiencing a good death. This encouragement occurs alongside a belief that members of the public are reluctant to talk about death, although surveys suggest this is not the case. This paper describes findings from a research study in which people participated in deliberative discussion groups during which they talked about a range of topics related to death, including talking about death, the good death, choice and planning and compassionate communities. Here we report what they had to say in relation to talking about death and dying. We identified three themes: 1. The difference between talking about death as an abstract concept and confronting the certainty of death, 2. how death and dying presents issues for planning and responsibility, and 3. approaches to normalising death within society. For our participants, planning was considered most appropriate in relation to wills and funerals, while dying was considered too unpredictable to be easy to plan for; they had complex ideas about the value of talking about death and dying. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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34. Reducing Pitfalls, Enhancing Possibilities: Reply to Commentaries.
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Leone, Carla
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POSSIBILITY ,DISCUSSION ,PATIENT-professional relations ,ATTENTION ,ASSERTIVENESS (Psychology) - Abstract
After expressing my appreciation to Drs. Gerson and Fulmer for their thoughtful and interesting discussions of my paper, I highlight our many areas of agreement, make one additional point, and note a few areas of difference. Both discussants agree that the problem of individual therapists developing negative constructions of an unseen spouse or partner is common and important to explore and address, given the potential disservice such unanalyzed constructions can do to patients and their relationships. In response to Gerson's assertion that exploration of the patient's “self-with-intimate-other” is inevitably constrained in individual treatment modalities, I agree but suggest that acknowledging this and proceeding accordingly can ultimately lead to the patient feeling more deeply known and understood. After commenting briefly on a few areas of difference with each discussant, I thank Dr. Fulmer for drawing my attention to the parallels between the individual patient's unseen spouse and the child patient's unseen mother. I also thank him for his lighthearted but apt suggestion that (as I paraphrase him) therapists “analyze (ourselves) as usual.” [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2013
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35. Dating apps as public health 'problems': cautionary tales and vernacular pedagogies in news media.
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Albury, Kath, McCosker, Anthony, Pym, Tinonee, and Byron, Paul
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CONTENT analysis ,DATING (Social customs) ,DISCUSSION ,HEALTH ,HEALTH promotion ,SEXUAL health ,INTERNET ,MASS media ,MEDICAL consultation ,PLEASURE ,PRESS ,PUBLIC health ,RISK-taking behavior ,SAFETY ,SOCIAL problems ,TELEMEDICINE ,WELL-being ,THEMATIC analysis ,LIFESTYLES ,SOCIAL media ,MOBILE apps - Abstract
In this paper we examine how popular media reporting positions dating and hookup app use as a 'social problem' that impacts on health and wellbeing. The paper adopts a mixed-methods media studies approach to create and analyse a dataset of over 6,000 international news articles published within a 12-month period, drawing on thematic content analysis and inductive and deductive techniques. These analyses are framed in relation to online consultations with Australian sexual health professionals and app users. Applying Briggs and Hallin's theory of biocommunicability (2007) – which proposes that contemporary health professionals' scientific framing of public health problems are, in part, shaped by popular media discourses – we identify a significant category of supportive discussions of safer app use within social news and lifestyle reporting. This discursive space features what we have termed 'vernacular pedagogies' of app use, revealing app users' safety strategies, and their experiences of pleasure and playfulness. We argue that an analysis of popular media can provide valuable insights into how everyday experiences of safety, risk and wellbeing are being shaped and contested with dating and hookup app use, and that these insights can be used to develop meaningful health promotion strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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36. The ethics of researching intimate partner violence in global health: A case study from global health research.
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Mannell, Jenevieve and Guta, Adrian
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INTERNATIONAL public health laws ,HUMAN research subjects ,BIOETHICS ,CONFIDENTIAL communications ,DISCUSSION ,FOCUS groups ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,INTERVIEWING ,RESEARCH funding ,RESEARCH ethics ,ETHICAL decision making ,EMPIRICAL research ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,INTIMATE partner violence ,FIELD notes (Science) ,ETHICS - Abstract
There has been an increase in attention to intimate partner violence (IPV) as a health issue that contributes to the spread of HIV, physical and emotional stress, depression, substance use, serious injuries, and higher rates of mortality in low-income settings. This paper explores the ethical implications raised by research on IPV by global health scholars. Drawing on Hedgecoe’s work on critical bioethics to analyse a qualitative study of IPV in Rwanda, this paper discusses the risks and benefits of conducting research on IPV as part of the global health agenda. We discuss ethical issues that have become evident through our work in this area, including: raising IPV as an issue of concern in women’s lives in settings where economic support for women experiencing IPV may not exist; recording interviews and focus group discussions in contexts with significant government surveillance; ethical tensions in appropriating local voices in ways that position women as ‘victims’ of violence; and the risks associated with framing IPV as a global health issue separate from feminist advocacy. We recommend more tailored approaches to ethics in IPV research, which considers the specificity of the social, cultural and economic context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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37. Generating toxic landscapes: impact on well-being of cotton farmers in Telangana, India.
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Kannuri, Nanda Kishore and Jadhav, Sushrut
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AGRICULTURAL chemicals ,BIOTIC communities ,DISCUSSION ,FOCUS groups ,INTERVIEWING ,MENTAL health ,POLICY sciences ,PUBLIC health ,PSYCHOLOGICAL stress ,ETHNOLOGY research ,OCCUPATIONAL hazards ,ENVIRONMENTAL exposure ,WELL-being ,PSYCHOLOGY of agricultural laborers - Abstract
Existing literature demonstrates agro-chemicals result in physical toxicity and damages human health, flora and fauna. However, little is known about how such ‘toxicity’ relates to mental well-being and social suffering. This paper aims to demonstrate how local, national and international vectors are interlinked to shape social distress among cotton farmers in India. Ethnographic interviews and focus group discussions were conducted in a cotton-growing village of the Warangal district, Telangana state, India. The results advance the concept of counter therapeutic spaces and hypothesise that toxic landscapes emerge through a dynamic interaction between dispersed agencies that interact and reconfigure agricultural spaces into socially toxic places. The paper argues that the disciplines of public health and agriculture suffer from a failure of imagination to forge vital interdisciplinary links that could address farmer suffering. Unpacking local ecologies of farmer suffering offer innovative ways for enhancing mental health policy and interventions in India. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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38. Designing writing groups to support postgraduate students’ academic writing: A case study from a South African university.
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Wilmot, Kirstin
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GRADUATE students ,ACADEMIC discourse ,COMPREHENSION ,DISCUSSION ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
This paper reports on a writing group pilot programme implemented at a South African university. Drawing on literature, anonymous student evaluations and facilitator observations, it discusses the use of writing groups for supporting postgraduate academic writing practices. Developed within a broader postgraduate academic writing support programme, the paper discusses a case study of two pilot writing groups: a multidisciplinary long-term group and a disciplinary short-term ‘writing-intensive’ group. The findings indicate that the overall experience of the writing group was a positive one, with each group presenting varied ‘success’ aspects as well as challenges. Insights gleaned may contribute to our understanding of how these groups can be utilised to support postgraduate students and how different kinds of groups can be developed to serve particular student needs. The paper concludes with a discussion of the inclusion of a disciplinary expert, which proved particularly useful in this pilot. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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39. Child Sexual Abuse Allegations: Challenges Faced by Social Workers in Child Protection Organisations.
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Schiller, Ulene
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DISEASE relapse ,GOVERNMENT policy -- Law & legislation ,ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc. ,CHILD sexual abuse ,CHILD welfare ,COLLEGE students ,CURRICULUM planning ,DISCUSSION ,MEDICAL care ,MEDICAL protocols ,HEALTH outcome assessment ,PSYCHOLOGY of social workers ,QUALITATIVE research - Abstract
Social workers employed in Child Protection Organisations (CPOs) are frequently confronted with child sexual abuse cases. This paper aims to determine the challenges faced by social workers employed by CPOs when dealing with allegations of child sexual abuse. A qualitative study was done using focus group discussions with 71 social workers as participants. The social developmental welfare approach and legislative mandates were used to analyse the research problem of challenges that social workers experience when dealing with allegations of child sexual abuse allegations. The findings indicate that existing South African policies, conventions and legislation do not always complement each other, but rather create challenges and uncertainties amongst social workers in this field. This, together with insufficient resources for service delivery, often leads to re-victimisation of the child who has been sexually abused. This paper concludes with recommendations based on the social developmental principles that suggest integrated and collaborative partnerships to ensure effective responses to child sexual abuse cases. Secondly, it urges universities to relook their curricula to ensure sufficient training for undergraduate social worker students takes place to deal with sexual abuse allegations. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2017
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40. The prospect of civility in Indonesians' online polarized political discussions.
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Molaei, Hamideh
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COURTESY ,ETIQUETTE ,DISCUSSION ,PRACTICAL politics - Abstract
This paper aims to investigate the level of civility of Indonesians' political discussions on Facebook. Civility, which has always been an important concept in online political discussion, is particularly significant when there is diversity of opinions and disputation. While previous studies have focused more upon factors such as anonymity's role and its relevance to civility, this paper proposes two further important factors: (1) diversity of opinion and disagreement in discussion and (2) the cultural context of the country and how it determines civility and politeness in online debate. Qualitative content analysis of Indonesians' political discussions on Facebook revealed that polarized political views and the people's politeness culture were two significant factors underpinning the high level of civility in political discussion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
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41. Containing classroom discussions of current social and political issues.
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Garrett, H. James
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POLITICAL science ,DISCUSSION ,SOCIAL sciences education ,PSYCHOANALYSIS ,STUDENT engagement - Abstract
This paper attends to the emotional and affective relations that manifest through political discussions in secondary classrooms. In particular, the focus is on the dynamics of classrooms during discussions of political issues. Specific attention is given to interpretations of movements and manifestations of emotions as well as the ways that teachers work with, avoid, navigate and help students make meaning from such discussions. Two case examples are provided that took place in the US South in the Spring of 2018 in separate high school classrooms; the first a discussion about Confederate Memorialization and the second a conversation about gun violence that took place 1 week after the massacre in Parkland, Florida. The idea of containment, borrowed from psychoanalytic theory, is used to theorize how students and teachers engage with and work through difficult emotional content. The ways that emotional significance and political knowledge are linked become increasingly necessary to understand in the context of increasing political divisions across democratic countries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2020
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42. Social Work Registration: Another Opportunity for Discussion.
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Hallahan, Lorna and Wendt, Sarah
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CAPACITY (Law) ,CONCEPTUAL structures ,DISCUSSION ,RECORDING & registration ,RISK assessment ,RISK management in business ,SOCIAL case work ,LEGAL status of social workers ,PROFESSIONAL practice - Abstract
Copyright of Australian Social Work is the property of Routledge and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
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- 2020
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43. Can you design the perfect condom? Engaging young people to inform safe sexual health practice and innovation.
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Cook, Simon M., Grozdanovski, Laura, Renda, Gianni, Santoso, Devy, Gorkin, Robert, and Senior, Kate
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CONTRACEPTION ,ART ,PATIENT participation ,DISCUSSION ,MEDICINE information services ,HAPPINESS ,HUMAN sexuality ,SOCIAL stigma ,CREATIVE ability ,PRODUCT design ,SAFE sex ,HEALTH information services ,ACTION research ,COMMUNICATION ,HEALTH attitudes ,CONDOMS ,THEMATIC analysis ,SEXUAL health ,DIFFUSION of innovations ,REPRODUCTIVE health ,ADULT education workshops ,ADOLESCENCE - Abstract
This paper describes the process of engaging young people in a user centred, co-design strategy to define their perfect condom. Our aims were 1) to find a way to destigmatise discussions about sexuality and contraception and 2) to provide information about what characteristics a perfect condom might embody for adolescents. We used arts-based methods to introduce creativity and enjoyment into discussing sensitive topics related to sexual and reproductive health, which is often avoided in relation to youth and usually nuanced by themes of risk and danger. Using theories of objects becoming things through their sociality, we explored what a condom could be to young people through our method of embedding the condom design process into narratives of young people's lives and integration of these ideas into the development of a next-generation condom. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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44. Snacking practices in school: othering and deviance in a health-normative context.
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van der Horst, Hilje, Wahlen, Stefan, and Reimerink, Mirte
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SNACK foods ,FOCUS groups ,DISCUSSION ,INTERVIEWING ,SURVEYS ,SCHOOLS ,HEALTH behavior ,CASE studies ,HEALTH attitudes ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,HEALTH promotion - Abstract
Many public health interventions encourage healthy behaviours by strengthening health norms within schools or workplaces. Such health norms and health-normative contexts can also produce social hierarchies and forms of othering, including unhealthy 'deviant' behaviours. This article aims to better articulate how deviance is produced in a health normative school context. We approach the interplay between a health-oriented environment and deviance from a practice theoretical perspective, emphasising four different facets of this perspective. This paper is based on a case study in a school that has a strong orientation towards healthy eating, drawing on observations, focus group discussions with children, interviews and a survey (forty students, aged 10–11). We analyse how strong norms on healthy behaviour depend on the meticulous guarding of boundaries with deviant behaviours as well as, in some cases, associated 'others'. The article thereby promotes a practice theoretical approach on deviance emphasising the mundane character of healthy eating in school. We contribute to the debate on deviance and norms as to better understand healthy eating practices by distinguishing four different facets of a practice theoretical approach: 1) practice as distinct entity 2) the performance of practice 3) practices in a nexus of multiple practices and 4) individuals as nodal points of practices. The results assist in critically reflecting on assumptions upon which many public health interventions are built as well as contributing to an understanding of normativity and deviance in mundane practices such as snacking in school. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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45. Discussion on “Change-Points: From Sequential Detection to Biology and Back” by David O. Siegmund.
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Mei, Yajun
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DISCUSSION ,CHANGE-point problems ,BIOMATHEMATICS ,RANDOM effects model ,REGRESSION analysis - Abstract
In his interesting paper, Professor Siegmund illustrates that the problem formulations and methodologies are generally transferable between off-line and on-line settings of change-point problems. In our discussion of his paper, we echo his thoughts with our own experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2013
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46. Creating space to think and feel in child protection social work; a psychodynamic intervention.
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O'Sullivan, Nicola
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SOCIAL case work ,CHILD welfare ,DISCUSSION ,EXPERIENTIAL learning ,MEDICAL personnel ,REFLECTION (Philosophy) ,SOCIAL services ,PSYCHOLOGY of social workers ,WORK ,QUALITATIVE research ,PROFESSIONAL practice ,GROUP process ,PATIENTS' families ,PSYCHOLOGY - Abstract
Professionals working with families in difficulty require a structured space to consider their work. As organisations and the systems within and across them become more sophisticated it seems that less attention is being paid to the emotional and psychological aspects of working with families than to the paperwork and processes that surround the work. Systems psychodynamic theory and the methodical reflective practices it underpins offers a suitable framework in which to consider practicing and researching in this emotionally complex field. This paper describes one aspect of a small doctoral study designed to provide a sustained reflective space (Work Discussion Group) to Irish child protection social workers in order to closely explore the reality of their practice experience. This paper explores one worker's experience of bringing a written account of her work with a family to the WDG. Findings suggest that her work was undertaken in a climate concerned with efficiency, certainty and the reduction of risk. This climate evoked anxiety and reduced opportunities for reflective and considered practice. The work discussion group provided containment for this worker's anxiety and allowed her to make sense of this anxiety and its accompanying defences and to move closer to working with this family. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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47. "Dying for a Baby" and Other "Confusions of Tongues": A Discussion of "Childless".
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Gentile, Katie
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DISCUSSION ,TONGUE ,REPRODUCTIVE technology ,AMBIVALENCE ,QUEER theory - Abstract
This paper discusses the beautiful case presented by Rebeccca Harrington in "Childless." This discussion focuses on Harrington's narrated ambivalences around reproduction and the traumatic repetitions experienced by her patient Shira. As her case unfolds, Harrington recognizes the ways her silences around Shira's engagement with assisted reproductive technologies reenacted a form of a parental blindness to abuse. Building on Harrington's ideas, this discussion integrates queer and psychoanalytic theory to ponder some ways the fetus has become a fetish for U.S. culture and how this shift appears to be a form of temporally based affect regulation that collapses spaces of ambivalence around maternity for women. Within these cultural dynamics, this discussion emphasizes Harrington's call for psychoanalysis as a field to analyze its own pronatalist agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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48. Discussion of "Bread and Roses: Empathy and Recognition".
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Aron, Lewis
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RECOGNITION (Psychology) ,EMPATHY ,SOCIAL impact ,INTERSUBJECTIVITY ,ROSES ,DISCUSSION - Abstract
Rachel Kabasakalian McKay's (this issue) important contribution focuses on a comparison of "empathy" and "recognition." In her paper, McKay compares the sensibility of responsive attunement that she associates with empathy to the sensibility of distinctiveness that she connects to recognition. This discussion takes up this comparison of empathy and recognition associated with their embeddedness in self-psychology in contrast to relational and intersubjectivity theories. In the author's view, the essential tension between autonomy and at-one-ness is necessary to both empathy and recognition and should not be split between them. Because recognition is Benjamin's fundamental idea, the foundation of intersubjective recognition theory, it is incumbent on us to develop and elaborate the precise technical meanings, denotations, and connotations of this term, along with its clinical and social implications. The author believes that the key to this project is to see that, for Benjamin, recognition occurs throughout life across developmental levels and thus actually refers to quite different, although deeply related, phenomena. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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49. RESEARCH REPORT.
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Watson, J. Rod, Swain, Julian R.L., and McRobbie, Cam
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SCIENCE education ,CLASSES (Groups of students) ,CLASSROOMS ,DEBATE ,DISCUSSION ,EDUCATION - Abstract
This study explores the extent to which small group argumentation and discussion was used as part of a series of three practical inquiry-based science lessons in each of two Year 8 (age 12-13) classes. The actions and talk of the teacher and two target groups of students in each class were recorded using video-recorders and audiorecorders. Students and teachers were interviewed and all the students completed a questionnaire. These data were analysed to explore the quantity and quality of discussions in different parts of the inquiry and the sociocultural factors that influenced the discussions. The analysis shows that both the quantity and quality of discussion of the inquiry was low. It is argued that the socio-cultural context in which the lessons took place led students to view inquiry as a set of routine procedures, which were used to produce a written product, rather than as a process of discussion and decision-making. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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50. Effects of Information Veracity and Message Frames on Information Dissemination: A Case Study of 2016 Zika Epidemic Discussion on Twitter.
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Xu, Qian, Chen, Shi, and Safarnejad, Lida
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SELECTIVE dissemination of information ,ZIKA virus infections ,DISCLOSURE ,DISCUSSION ,WOMEN'S rights ,CHARITABLE uses, trusts, & foundations ,MEDICAL coding - Abstract
By taking the 2016 Zika outbreak as a case study, this research examines how information veracity (true information vs. misinformation) interacted with message frames to influence the dissemination of information about Zika through retweet networks. The four message frames examined in this study included legislation of funding, election, women's human rights, and sports. In general, we discovered that misinformation about Zika did not outperform true information about Zika in terms of generating more retweets or attracting more users. However, on average, the retweet networks of misinformation about Zika had larger network diameter and higher structural virality than those of true information about Zika. Except for the sports frame, using any of the other three frames engaged more users in retweeting information about Zika than not using any frame, regardless of information accuracy. We also found that the four frames varied in their respective capacities of moderating the impact of information veracity on the dissemination of tweets about Zika. Implications of these findings are discussed in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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